PITTSBURGH, PA July 26, 2022 – Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced that Heather Brion has been appointed director, U.S. Architectural Development. She most recently held the position of director of architectural development for the Western region.

Brion joined Vitro Glass three years ago with more than 20 years of sales and development experience. In her new role, she will lead Vitro’s team of national architectural managers as they provide sales and service support to architects, specification writers, glazing contractors, façade consultants and Vitro Certified^® fabricators for the commercial construction market in
the United States.

“Heather’s estimable track record of success in sales and her depth of understanding in the realm of account and relationship management make her ideal for this,” said Mark Seeton, vice president, sales, Vitro Architectural Glass. “Not only is Heather highly motivated and adept at achieving positive results, she also has developed excellent relationships with architects, glaziers and fabricators that will allow her to support and develop our world-class U.S. architectural team.”

Brion joined Vitro Glass in June 2019 as a commercial account and architectural development manager. Prior to that, she was a territory sales and architectural design manager for Guardian Industries in Denver. She holds  Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas.

Joe Sennese is now Vitro’s manager of product sales and business development. With a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Oral Roberts University, Sennese has 25 years’ experience in the construction products industry, 16 of those with Vitro.

Formerly director of architectural development for the Eastern region, Sennese will now work to develop Vitro’s sales development efforts, reporting to Glenn Davis, newly appointed vice president of international sales and sales development.

Glenn Davis noted “Joe is a well-seasoned veteran of the glass industry and supply chain. His background representing the company through the supply chain makes him uniquely qualified for this role.”

To learn more about products from Vitro Architectural Glass, visit www.vitroglazings.com or call 1-855-VTRO-GLS (887-6457).

About Vitro Architectural Glass

Vitro Architectural Glass, part of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: VITROA), is the largest glass producer in the Western Hemisphere, manufacturing a range of industry-leading, energy-efficient, high-performance products such as Solarban^®, Sungate^® and Starphire Ultra-Clear^® glasses. Committed to continually raising the industry standard for sustainability, Vitro was the first U.S. glass manufacturer to have its complete collection of architectural glass products earn Cradle to Cradle Certified^® status and the first North American manufacturer to publish third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for flat glass and processed glass products. Additionally, as of April 2024, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material Global Warming Potential (GWP) threshold the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) established pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and related guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Vitro operates seven glass production facilities across North America, four residential glass fabrication plants in Canada and one of the world’s largest glass research and development facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit VitroGlazings.com.

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Vitro Architectural Glass
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